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Mile End 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]
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3 AUGUST, 1892. 151
"Local Government Board,
"Whitehall, S. W.
" 21st July, 1892.
"No. 64,034B.
1892.
"Sir,
"I am directed by the Local Government Board
"to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 8th
"inst., and to state that they sanction the appointment
"of Messrs. F. H. Lyon and J. Twaits as Sanitary
"Inspectors for the Second and Third Districts, respec"tively,
of the Hamlet of Mile End Old Town, from the
"6th day of June, 1892, to the 5th day of June, 1893,
"both dates inclusive, with a salary at the rate of one
"hundred and twenty pounds per annum each during
"that period.
"I am directed to enquire what arrangements are pro"posed
for the discharge of the duties of Sanitary
"Inspector for the First District.
"The Board should also be informed whether Mr.
"Twaits has now taken up his residence within his
"District, and, if so, of his address.
"I am, &c.,
(Signed) "Wm. Ed. Knollys,
"Assistant Secretary.
"M. Jutsum, Esq.,
"Clerk to the Sanitary Authority of the Hamlet of
"Mile End Old Town."
(11) That your Sanitary Inspectors reported that since the last meeting, the following works had been performed, viz.:
| Districts. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1. | No. 2. | No. 3. | ||
| Houses, &c., inspected | 110 | 130 | 283 | 513 |
| „ reinspected | 69 | 22 | 92 | 183 |
| „ measured | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| Workshops inspected | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Notices served for sanitary amend- ments | 155 | 168 | 112 | 435 |
| Notices served re infectious diseases | 11 | 29 | 23 | 63 |
| Drains tested | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| „ cleansed, repaired or re constructed | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Drains partially reconstructed | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| „ properly trapped | 5 | 5 | 35 | 45 |
| Waste pipes of sinks disconnected from direct communication with drains | 1 | 0 | 13 | 14 |